“Are you lucky?” is a question that I’ve been asked many times. Recently I watched a show about time travel and as I went to bed that night I couldn’t help think about the events that led up to me being me. I realized that from the beginning of time that like a cosmic pinball…

The art of prioritization is the ability to put opportunities and tasks in order of their highest value. In a nutshell it’s organizing the mess. I do believe that it is an art, because one size doesn’t fit all. Over the years I came to believe that I could include every opportunity and request that…

It may seem contradictory to say spend and grow rich. Years ago I started asking the question why do some people spend and grow rich while others spend and grow poor? The answer I found wasn’t in the amount of money a person received but rather how they related to those dollars that made the…

The Power of “Yes” is simply seeing and engaging with opportunities that we are presented with. The Power of “Yes” is critically important because it keeps us moving forward. Not engaging in the Power of “Yes” we can become stagnant and stall in our momentum. This is where many businesses fail because the positive results…

Many of us during this time of year look forward to setting new goals for our success in the New Year. As I have worked with my coaching clients as well as in my own business I have found that setting goals is not a one step, but rather a five step process. Step one…

You have picked your product and/or service to sell. You just know that everyone will want and benefit from what you have to offer. You open for business and what happens? Many times, the phone doesn’t ring off the hook and your website that you are proud of isn’t drawing visitors. You realize you are…

You may be thinking that obviously you have to be seen to be successful in business and you would be right. The question is then – why are so many businesses failing today simply because they do not have enough people engaging with their product or service? The answer that I have found over the…

We all receive results, but at times it doesn’t feel like we’re in control. We were just lucky to be in the right place at the right time. Over the course of my business career and in my personal life I found that I could be in the right place, at the right time and…

You may think I have lost touch with reality when I talk about winning in 2012 when it is already November. Often winning any event is determined by the last burst of energy expended right at the finish line! Also, by keeping our momentum going now will ensure a fast start in 2013. Historically, December…

Change is inevitable and many times unpleasant. At the very least it is unsettling because with change comes an unfamiliar experience. As I have grown businesses and as I work with my coaching clients a phrase has emerged: “this feels really Suckie”. I believe one of the reasons we have this feeling is the sheer…

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